to stop and it has got to stop now. the biden administration believes a wider regional war in the middle east has been deterred and the conflict is being contained to israel and hamas.— conflict is being contained to israeland hamas. �* , ,, .,~ israel and hamas. broadly speaking about a regional _ israel and hamas. broadly speaking about a regional conflict _ israel and hamas. broadly speaking about a regional conflict has - israel and hamas. broadly speaking about a regional conflict has been i about a regional conflict has been deterred. and so we will continue to do that, we do not seek any conflict with iran. , , ,. ., with iran. this is the scene in gaza from southern _ with iran. this is the scene in gaza from southern israel. _ with iran. this is the scene in gaza from southern israel. i— with iran. this is the scene in gaza from southern israel. i am - from southern israel. i am journeying from london. at least 130 people have been killed in an earthquake in western nepal, houses destroyed and people digging through rubble to rescue others. russell brand is facing fresh allegations of sexual assault, claims filed in a civil lawsuit in new york dating back to 2010.

this is bbc news live from jerusalem. anthony lincoln is meeting leaders today. on friday when he was here in israel he called for a humanitarian process. —— antony blinken. the israeli prime minister said there would be no ceasefire in gaza until all israeli hostages are released. an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees says there is little the organisation can do to protect people in gaza and the un secretary general and the who have condemned an israeli attack on an ambulance in gaza. yesterday the israeli defence forces admitted striking the ambulance but said the vehicle was being used by hamas to transport fighters. it comes as officials from the hamas run health ministry in gaza say an israeli air strike late on friday hit a school used as a

shelter in the north of the strip. the suggestion is 15 people were co—but there has been no immediate comment from israel. the united states says it believes the war between israel and hamas is being contained and any brother regional conflict has been deterred. the comments from the pentagon followed the first public remarks from the leader of hezbollah who did not commit his fighters to enter the conflict. we have this report for you. in times of peace, a medical refuge. but after four weeks of war, an ambulance is a target, too. outside gaza's main al—shifa hospital, one was struck by israeli aircraft, killing 15, say hamas authorities, and injuring 60. israel says it was being used by a hamas terrorist cell whose command centres run beneath the hospital. hamas called that "baseless" and "zionist nazi terror". the head of the world health organization spoke of his shock at the attack, adding that patients, health workers, facilities and ambulances must be protected

at all times. but a lifeline has become a battle zone for tens of thousands who have been sheltering at al—shifa, and israel has urged their evacuation south. further north across the border in lebanon, huge crowds rallied to hear hezbollah's leader warn the war could spread. "american intervention", he said, "could spark a wider conflict". and he praised hamas's actions. but the speech was fiery without calling for all out war with hezbollah. there's little appetite in lebanon for it. and little sign, in his words, of imminent escalation. relief for now among many, including the us. we do see that broadly speaking, a broader regional conflict has been deterred and so we'll continue to do that. we do not seek any conflict with iran.

we do not seek to have conflict across the region. ourfocus here is on containing this and getting back to a stable and secure region as quickly as possible. america's top diplomat is injordan today with arab leaders. his calls in israel yesterday for humanitarian pauses were rebuffed by the israeli prime minister unless hostages are released. the us said dozens more of its nationals have left gaza. more british passport holders too have got out through the rafah crossing into egypt. but for those who can't leave, gaza's nightmare worsens. israeli soldiers encircling the city, facing mines and booby traps as they press on with their goal of crushing hamas. and then what? mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. mark joins markjoins me now. you touched on

some of the many meetings antony blinken is having today, tell us more about those. he blinken is having today, tell us more about those.— blinken is having today, tell us more about those. he is in jordan havin: more about those. he is in jordan having been _ more about those. he is in jordan having been rebuffed _ more about those. he is in jordan having been rebuffed by - more about those. he is in jordan having been rebuffed by the - more about those. he is in jordan | having been rebuffed by the israeli minister and his calls for a ceasefire to allow more aid into gaza and for negotiations on the hostage release, he is hoping for more success with arab leaders and will be coming in and talking to foreign ministers from the uae, jordan, saudi arabia, qatar, country specific is in their condemnation of the israeli war effort in gaza and he is trying to show he is alive to the suffering of the civilian population in gaza while still maintaining the us steadfast support for israel so a difficult balancing act for the us and all of this. clearly the americans are relieved that hezbollah seems to have not auntie and escalated for an all—out

call for more and i will be further talks with arab colleagues today about trying to stop this from escalating into a wider regional board so antony blinken is talking about increased a4 civilians, how to get aidan if the israelis do not pose fighting but trying to stop this from turning into a wider conflagration and a wider regional conflict. . ~ conflagration and a wider regional conflict. ., ~ , ., conflagration and a wider regional conflict. . ~' , ., ~ conflagration and a wider regional conflict. ., ~ , ., ~ , . conflagration and a wider regional conflict. ., ~ ~ , . ., conflict. thank you. we expect to hear at some _ conflict. thank you. we expect to hear at some point _ conflict. thank you. we expect to hear at some point antony - conflict. thank you. we expect to l hear at some point antony blinken among those various meetings that he is having survey of opinion that when it happens. lets talk more about the situation on the northern burden with lebanon which remains tense for weeks and as i have been travelling through israel i spoke to a lady who lives there and has done her whole life and for the first time she evacuated from a border town and she told me how she has been coping. we are organised and we know

when shooting is about to begin or when shooting starts, we know exactly what to do and we get orders in our systems in all kinds of ways, we get alarms and we know we should take cover and everything and the intensity, the blast that you hear closer and also the number of times a day when all the roads are blocked and you cannot go in and out, and when you have to stay in a bomb shelter or a different kind of shelter for longer periods of time and it happens more and more often. you left but you have not gone too far away? no, i need to be close by, i am not used to leaving my home. i am used to being in a war zone,

many times in my life. i know exactly what to in this situation but i hate coming out of my community in this situation and in fact, it's the first time, i'm 57 now, it's the first time since i've been an adult that i have been evacuated. i always stayed, even in the worst situations. does it feel different to you this time? it is. first of all it is heartbreaking, it is really horrendous. i do not think there is a single israeli who did not get awful news about acquaintances. who had not been to a funeral or to give their condolences to people who were hurt. everyone is involved in this and our children are involved in this, those who are older are drafted

and they are on the borders. and the fear is unusual. people who i am not used to seeing them this way, are intimidated. because it's not only war, these atrocities that we know of are beyond words. that was one woman living in northern israel, more than the 100,000 people had been evacuated and i spoke to the director of the carnegie middle east centre and she gave us her assessment of the speech from the leader of hezbollah yesterday. b. from the leader of hezbollah yesterday-— from the leader of hezbollah esterda . ~ , ., , yesterday. a couple of quick points esterda yesterday. a couple of quick points yesterday on _ yesterday. a couple of quick points yesterday on the _ yesterday. a couple of quick points yesterday on the speech. - yesterday. a couple of quick points yesterday on the speech. it - yesterday. a couple of quick points yesterday on the speech. it is - yesterday. a couple of quick points

yesterday on the speech. it is very| yesterday on the speech. it is very clear that they would prefer not to get involved even further in the conflict, primarily because they are fully aware of the fact that an expansion in the arena of conflict would basically and could very easily turn into a global one. it will not remain a regional conflict between lebanon, i'm sorry between israel and hamas. there is no expectation of him announcing a grand strategy. yesterday was very much about showing empathy with palestinians, it was about being stepping up and being the man of the hour. in the absence of arab leadership, everybody was waiting for the speech yesterday, palestinians that have lost, almost

10,000 lives now killed in gaza in addition to thousands who have been injured, 30% we are hearing of the housing stock already gone so it was very much about stepping up and speaking on behalf of the palestinians. when it comes to military strategy i think the choices they have, it never goes from zero to 101 shot. as we have seen, altercations along the southern border, it's been expanding quite gradually. both in terms of the intensity of the bombings on both sides of the border but also in terms of the geographic area that is being targeted, it's been expanding on both sides of the border and also in the kinds of weapons being used which we are seeing israel use phosphorus bombs during its bombing campaign, during the bombing of towns in lebanon but also in gaza,

hezbollah recently used a specific explosive drone that we have not seenin explosive drone that we have not seen in battle before. i think the room for escalation is quite white, there are different tactics that may be years before we get into an armageddon style environment. there's also been an increasing attacks from other partners, not just hezbollah and iran in the region, popular mobilisation forces coming directly from iran to israel, the first since the 1990s and he hussey rebels have been involved in the battle. the hussey rebels have been involved in the battle. ., , ., the battle. the fears of wider re . ional the battle. the fears of wider regional conflict _ the battle. the fears of wider regional conflict is _ the battle. the fears of wider regional conflict is one - the battle. the fears of wider regional conflict is one of - the battle. the fears of wider regional conflict is one of the j regional conflict is one of the reasons the us secretary of state is in jordan reasons the us secretary of state is injordan today having meetings with ministers from around the middle east so let's hear what he has had to say. east so let's hear what he has had to sa . ,., .,

east so let's hear what he has had to sa . ., east so let's hear what he has had tosa. ., �*, ., to say. good afternoon. it's both a leasure to say. good afternoon. it's both a pleasure and _ to say. good afternoon. it's both a pleasure and important _ to say. good afternoon. it's both a pleasure and important to - to say. good afternoon. it's both a pleasure and important to be - to say. good afternoon. it's both a pleasure and important to be here| pleasure and important to be here which is extraordinary work, every single day is a lifeline to palestinians in gaza. and at great cost, 170 members of unrwa have lost their lives and thousands showing up to help the people. i have extraordinary admiration for the courage they are showing and we are here to hear about the efforts, the ongoing efforts, to be able to talk to people in the field and to express our ongoing support for the work of unrwa including through the assistance that the united states has dedicated to unrwa over the last three years. so let me say again our

condolences to those who have lost their lives in trying to help others and our admiration for your continuous work. thank you. that was us secretary — continuous work. thank you. that was us secretary of _ continuous work. thank you. that was us secretary of state _ continuous work. thank you. that was us secretary of state antony - continuous work. thank you. that was us secretary of state antony blinken. us secretary of state antony blinken at the start of a long day of meetings with foreign ministers from around the region. he was visiting the un agency unrwa that looks after palestinian refugees who have lost many staff members, many killed in the current fighting so he is reflecting on the humanitarian work that they have been dealing in gaza. let's continue with a spokesperson for the world health organization in geneva. thank you forjoining us. i no longer unrwa there is a lot of concern about the humanitarian situation in gaza, we reflecting this idea that there are no safe

spaces for people in gaza anymore the gaza strip?— spaces for people in gaza anymore the gaza strip? thank you for having me on. the gaza strip? thank you for having me on- that — the gaza strip? thank you for having me on- that is _ the gaza strip? thank you for having me on. that is exactly _ the gaza strip? thank you for having me on. that is exactly the _ the gaza strip? thank you for having me on. that is exactly the point, - me on. that is exactly the point, the hospitals which were used as safe spaces for many tens of thousands who had been sheltering in the hospitals are not safe spaces and they are being attacked. the roads are not safe, the unrwa schools which were used for any attack in the past as shelters are not safe, the south does not seem safe either the passage to the south would not seem safe so you are right, there is no safe place to go anymore and we hear desperate pleas from people and colleagues saying even though they try to move to the south, we could get killed in our house on that as a desperate situation. this full attack on the civilian population is unbearable. it is the brunt of the conflict borne by women and children, the

staggering figure is that 70% of the victims in this conflict a lot more than 9000 deaths, are women and children and interestingly in israel with 1405 deaths in estoril 70% are women and children so it tells you whatever conflict we have it as the women and children who bear the brunt of this conflict and that is unacceptable and we should do better. we unacceptable and we should do better. ~ ~' ., unacceptable and we should do better. ~ ~ ., , , ., better. we know yesterday that the us once again _ better. we know yesterday that the us once again pressed _ better. we know yesterday that the us once again pressed israel- better. we know yesterday that the us once again pressed israel for. us once again pressed israel for some kind of humanitarian pause or cease and a stroke is very clear that that will not happen until they have removed hamas entirely from gaza. what answers do you think there could be in terms of protecting the civilian population in gaza while this goes on? this is merely the — in gaza while this goes on? this is merely the end — in gaza while this goes on? this is merely the end of _ in gaza while this goes on? this is merely the end of the _ in gaza while this goes on? this is merely the end of the line. - in gaza while this goes on? this is merely the end of the line. if- in gaza while this goes on? this is| merely the end of the line. if there is no access in whatever way for any humanitarian intervention, even for water and food, let's not forget

freshwater is scarce, there is only 56% fresh water available, the rest is selling it at water, the one that it cannot be evacuated, when people have absolutely no lifeline, that is basically, you are starving to death a population which is supposedly protected by the occupying force. in terms of the health impacts on people and gas and as we reflected, the lack of hospitals, the lack of medical equipment is a real issue, it is not coming in it appears to the scale that is required to meet the scale that is required to meet the need? ., , ., , ., the need? indeed. that is only for the need? indeed. that is only for the immediate _ the need? indeed. that is only for the immediate work-related - the need? indeed. that is only for l the immediate work-related injuries

the immediate work—related injuries with all the trauma injuries and what have you but we should never forget, we also have 350,000 people living with noncommunicable diseases in gaza, that is hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, things like asthma, 50,000 pregnant women who will give birth over the next months. every day about 180 persons every day and that cannot be done in a safe environment, 130 premature babies relying on incubators and the need electricity and fuel. people with mental health conditions which is just as bad and with mental health conditions which isjust as bad and cannot with mental health conditions which is just as bad and cannot be treated and is getting way worse. so 9000 cancer patients, the only cancer treatment hospital, the turkish hospital, had to close operations two days ago because of lack of electricity and fuel to run the generators so it's unbearable.

depriving civilians in any war conflict from the access to health, medical facilities, conflict from the access to health, medicalfacilities, is in itself a violation of international humanitarian law. , ., ., ~ humanitarian law. christian, thank ou from humanitarian law. christian, thank you from the _ humanitarian law. christian, thank you from the world _ humanitarian law. christian, thank you from the world health - you from the world health organization. we spoke earlier to a kernel from the civil department of the coordinator of government activities, and israeli defence ministry agency that liaises with palestinians on civilian affairs and he described a little about how the israeli forces plan to address the shortages and the difficulties affecting civilians in gaza. this shortages and the difficulties affecting civilians in gaza. as you know, affecting civilians in gaza. as you know. hamas — affecting civilians in gaza. as you know, hamas began _ affecting civilians in gaza. as you know, hamas began a _ affecting civilians in gaza. as you know, hamas began a war- affecting civilians in gaza. as you | know, hamas began a war against affecting civilians in gaza. as you - know, hamas began a war against the state of israel and they have dual strategies. one is operational and of course there is a civil humanitarian strategy but what hamas isis is doing, is using every civil

infrastructure, humanitarian infrastructure, humanitarian infrastructure, international infrastructure, international infrastructure even un infrastructure even un infrastructure in order to improve their goals, their terror goals against the state of israel but what we are trying to do, we established a tax to monitor the civil humanitarian situation in gaza and then we announced all the population from the northern side of gaza to evacuated the south in order to try and distinguish between the civilians and those from hamas isis because we are going to fight them and we want the citizens not to be a part of it. it and we want the citizens not to be a art of it. , ., ., ~' and we want the citizens not to be a art of it. , ., ., ~ ., part of it. it is not working at the moment from — part of it. it is not working at the moment from a _ part of it. it is not working at the moment from a humanitarian - moment from a humanitarian perspective? is it? because every humanitarian organisation working in gazais humanitarian organisation working in gaza is talking about shortages, the un says 5% of water needs are being met at the moment. what say about hamas is valid that they have responsibility but so do you to help

the humanitarian population and that does not seem to be happening in the way it should? flit does not seem to be happening in the way it should?— way it should? of course, every organisation — way it should? of course, every organisation has _ way it should? of course, every organisation has a _ way it should? of course, every| organisation has a responsibility way it should? of course, every i organisation has a responsibility to take care of its people but we understand and the us administration, we are working to facilitate the entrance of humanitarian convoys from egypt to the southern side of gaza and also allowing the accessibility of medical assistance the citizens and we will continue fighting hamas isis and bringing back our people. you sa ou're and bringing back our people. you say you're doing more to get aid in but the simple fact in all of this is that humanitarian aid is not arriving in gaza with any fort near the level required to meet the needs so how are you going to step up to make sure the children in particular, the non—combatants such as women are not struggling as we are seeing now? we

as women are not struggling as we are seeing now?— are seeing now? we are willing to increase humanitarian _ are seeing now? we are willing to increase humanitarian assistancel are seeing now? we are willing to i increase humanitarian assistance to the southern side of gaza strip and the southern side of gaza strip and the people evacuated from the north and are not a part of terror. we are willing to do so. we will do so with the cooperation of our egyptian friends and with the un agencies and the international community. itruiheh the international community. when ou sa the international community. when you say you — the international community. when you say you are _ the international community. when you say you are willing _ the international community. when you say you are willing to _ the international community. when you say you are willing to do - the international community. when you say you are willing to do so, i you say you are willing to do so, where is the blockage in the system? if you are willing why are we not seen that come to fruition and what is the problem? there is no blockages, all assistance the un is asking us to facilitate me will facilitate, and after we will inspect it and it will enter through the gaza strip and we are doing it, more than 400 trucks and are gaza, hundreds of tonnes of assistance, food, water, medical assistance, we have also sent to water pipes to the southern side of gaza, 28 million

litres every day coming to gaza from israel so we are facilitating and we will continue so with the us administration as long as they are not a part of terror, we will continue to fight hamas isis in order to bring our people back home. a british based doctor who's been trapped in gaza since the conflict broke out is now back in the uk. dr abdelkader hammad — who's a surgeon in liverpool — had been volunteering at the al shifa hospital in gaza city. he was able to use the rafah crossing into egypt on thursday. our reporter sam harrison was at heathrow as he became one of the first uk nationals to arrived home last night. a moment to savour. the relief of a man back from a war zone and back with his family. dr abdul qadir hammad, a surgeon at the royal liverpool hospital who's visited gaza for the last ten years. his work largely revolved around training doctors at gaza city's biggest hospital, al—shifa. his latest trip began just a day before last month's cross—border

attacks by hamas gunmen. but finally, he's safe. big, big relief to see my wife and my sons here. i mean, it's been four weeks waiting for this moment really to happen. and, i mean, at some stage, i wasn't sure that this will happen, really. but thank god i'm here. it was this, the rafah border crossing, which dr hammad was able to pass through in order to reach egypt. as he found, though, his exit wasn't smooth. we went twice to the crossing, the first time we were turned back because the crossing closed. it was chaotic. and the second time we were lucky to get out. i mean, even on that day, some people have been turned back. the journey back to the uk is a long one and it's one that

others are hoping to make. and with more people expected to cross from gaza into egypt over the coming days, there's hope more reunions like this one will take place. a lot of times we're wondering, are we going to get this moment because it's been so long and so many ups and downs. and you sometimes feel a bit guilty about, you know, being lucky to be able to get out. a family reunited at last. but for others, the agonising wait continues. sam harrison, bbc news, at heathrow. much more to come here from jerusalem. hello. they have had heavy rain across the south of the cake this morning, some gusty events but the rain to went northwards and we are starting to see sunny spells developing across southern areas, continuing with showers in the south and the rain moving north and some

sunny spells further north across scotland and northern ireland. this fairly deep area of low pressure moving on, gusty winds across southern coastal counties and the rain moving its way further north throughout this afternoon into north wales, the north midlands into east england, showers turning heavy and thundering around the south this afternoon, accompanied by strong and gusty events 50, 60 miles an hour but for the north and scotland under the non—in some sunny spells and much lighter winds. very quiet with maximum temperatures 9—13. through this evening you may be heading out to a bonfire or fireworks display. looking largely dry for most of us, certainly across scotland there are some clear spells, some showers stuttered around across the east and the same in northern ireland. coming into northern england, north midlands, a band of cloud and showery outbreaks of rain, some clear spells in between, further

heavy and thundery showers in the far south—east of england. those were generally clear away, we start to see showers around the far east into the early hours of sunday, and sports and temperatures getting close to freezing in central areas of scotland, six or 7 degrees elsewhere. during sunday, those showers around eastern ports will clear, showers will come in across the west throughout the day, some sunny spells, staying largely dry for central and eastern parts so perhaps a sunnier day for many and temperatures 10—13 . again for bonfire night if you are heading out showers in the west continue to move in, the clearest of the weather further north and east. tuesday will see a ridge of high pressure and fine weather but from wednesday onwards we see weather fronts moving in, meaning we will see unsettled conditions from wednesday onwards,

monday and tuesday looking largely dry with some sunny spells and temperature is about average for the time of year. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headline stock the un declares that is an increasingly little the organisation can do to protect gazans sheltering from the fighting, saying there are no safe spaces. for from the fighting, saying there are no safe spaces.— no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever _ no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever they - no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever they are - no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever they are and |

no safe spaces. for the sake of. civilians wherever they are and for the sake of humanity, this has got to stop, and it has got to stop now. the pentagon believes hezbollah will notjoin the pentagon believes hezbollah will not join the the pentagon believes hezbollah will notjoin the war, saying the conflict is being contained to israel and hamas.— conflict is being contained to israeland hamas. �* , ,, .,~ israel and hamas. broadly speaking, a rerional israel and hamas. broadly speaking, a regional conflict _ israel and hamas. broadly speaking, a regional conflict has _ israel and hamas. broadly speaking, a regional conflict has been - a regional conflict has been deterred. we will continue to do that, we do not seek any conflict with iran, we do not seek to have conflict across the region. shah conflict across the region. an earthquake in western nepal tells at least 130 people. houses are destroyed and people are digging through rubble to rescue others —— kills at least 130 people. russell brand faces fresh allegations of sexual assault. the claims are being filed civil lawsuit in new york and date back to 2010. at least 130 people are reported to have been killed in an earthquake in western nepal. the shallow quake of magnitude 5.6 hit the remote hill district ofjajarkot, 500 kilometres west of kathmandu.

strong tremors were felt in the capital and in indian cities, including delhi. hospital officials in jajarkot said they were treating more than 40 injured people rescued from the rubble of their homes. live now to our bbc nepali correspondent sanjaya dhakal who's in khatmandu. how common are there kind of quakes in the area? what is the latest you can tell us from the area?— from the area? details are still emerging- _ from the area? details are still emerging- the _ from the area? details are still emerging. the home _ from the area? details are still emerging. the home ministerl from the area? details are still| emerging. the home minister a from the area? details are still - emerging. the home minister a couple of hours ago spoke with the press,... 136 people have died. 161 people have been injured. some of the local officials that we have spoken with, they have set the number could be a bit higher, around 150. but those details will be emerging as we go through this day. it is quite a remote location. you

know, the epicentre, the jajarkot district itself, is almost 500 kilometres west of kathmandu. and kilometres west of kathmandu. and how is the damage affecting people who live there?— who live there? well, many people have lost their _ who live there? well, many people have lost their homes. _ who live there? well, many people have lost their homes. their - who live there? well, many people l have lost their homes. their houses have lost their homes. their houses have been turned into rubble. most of the houses that have been damaged are mud houses, you know. people have... it all happened in the middle of the night, so most people were caught unaware in their sleep. they had to rush outside. they have lost almost thousands of houses might have been damaged. haifa lost almost thousands of houses might have been damaged. how common are these kinds — might have been damaged. how common are these kinds of— might have been damaged. how common are these kinds of earthquakes _ might have been damaged. how common are these kinds of earthquakes in - are these kinds of earthquakes in this area? ~ ., ., ,, , ., this area? well, earthquakes are fairly common — this area? well, earthquakes are fairly common in _ this area? well, earthquakes are fairly common in nepal. - this area? well, earthquakes are fairly common in nepal. it - this area? well, earthquakes are fairly common in nepal. it sits i this area? well, earthquakes are| fairly common in nepal. it sits on an active seismic belt. last month also there was a magnitude 6.3

earthquake that hit another western district, but luckily there were no deaths reported at that time. last yearin deaths reported at that time. last year in november, six people died when another 5.6 magnitude when another 5. 6 magnitude earthquake when another 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit another district. these earthquakes, they all bring back the memories of 2015 earthquake that hit the central nepal. it has lasting consequences with around 9000 dead. earthquakes are fairly common in this part. iloathed 9000 dead. earthquakes are fairly common in this part.— common in this part. what are the main challenges _ common in this part. what are the main challenges for _ common in this part. what are the main challenges for the _ common in this part. what are the main challenges for the rescue - common in this part. what are the i main challenges for the rescue teams operating there?— operating there? accessibility is alwa s a operating there? accessibility is always a problem _ operating there? accessibility is always a problem in _ operating there? accessibility is always a problem in nepal. - operating there? accessibility is always a problem in nepal. thisj always a problem in nepal. this incident happened in a hilly region. when the earthquake hit, it is the hilly region, it always triggers and landslides. that has happened today, as well. the government has been saying they will be able to clear the road by today. accessibility is one thing. another is resources.

nepal is somewhat experienced in dealing with these kind of disasters, but it will be a challenge to reach those victims on time for search and rescue efforts. thank you very much. that is our correspondent in kathmandu. many apologies if anybody had me speaking over our other reporter there, my microphone was not turned down. listen to self. european commission president ursula von der leyen arrived in kyiv on a surprisevisit. she is there for talks with president zelensky on ukraine's efforts to join the european union. it comes ahead of a report next week by the commission into progress made by ukraine and other countries in their bids for membership. kyiv hopes that — despite the ongoing war against invading russian forces — eu leaders will agree to open formal accession negotiations at a summit in december. that would require the unanimous approval of all 27 eu nations, something that's not certain.

our reporter abdujalil abdurasulov has sent this update from kyiv. there are signs that show that eu politicians believe that ukraine has met the criteria to start the accession process. in fact, the german foreign minister has said that she believed there will be... ukraine will start the formal process after the december summit. many here in ukraine are expecting this report, and they believe that finally their goal to join the eu at least we'll have a certain framework and timeframe, they will start this process. there were seven conditions that were indicated by the european union that ukraine must meet in order to become a formal... in order to start the formal process. in the past, they said that two of these requirements were met, but ukraine were still supposed to make more efforts to work on reforms of the

constitutional court, to change its legislation, to work more on fighting the oligarchs, and support the minority rights. so, on wednesday, we will hear the report from the european commission. if it is positive, it is very likely that the eu will start this formal process after the summit in december. process after the summit in decemher-_ process after the summit in december. ~ ., , , december. we are 'ust seeing -ictures december. we are 'ust seeing pictures there h december. we are 'ust seeing pictures there of _ december. we are just seeing pictures there of ursula - december. we are just seeing pictures there of ursula von i december. we are just seeing l pictures there of ursula von der leyen and president zelensky holding talks together. with accession talks due to be launched in december, what sort of timeframe are we talking about? when could ukraine realisticallyjoined the eu? we about? when could ukraine realistically joined the eu? realistically 'oined the eu? we do not have realistically joined the eu? we do not have the _ realistically joined the eu? we do not have the exact _ realistically joined the eu? we do not have the exact timeframe - realistically joined the eu? we do not have the exact timeframe at i realistically joined the eu? we do i not have the exact timeframe at this moment. this is exactly what ukraine was demanding from the eu, give us a timeframe so we will know when we will be able to join the european union. at least what they will get

it now, they will have this formal process to start talks with the european union and become a member in the future. that will be the starting point. as for the timeframe, i believe we might hear something in december, but probably even later. it is not necessarily coming during the summit. some of the eu countries were quite sceptical about ukraine's joining the eu, particularly hungry. the prime minister of hungary were saying he does not believe that ukraine canjoin saying he does not believe that ukraine can join the saying he does not believe that ukraine canjoin the european union while it is at war. it is very difficult to predict when it will happen, and also it is not certain, of course, that all 27 members of the european union will agree to start this formal process. we need to wait for the summit in december, evenif to wait for the summit in december, even if this report that is coming out next week will be positive and will confirm that ukraine has met all the requirements that they set “p all the requirements that they set up for this country.—

up for this country. finally, this is ursula von — up for this country. finally, this is ursula von der— up for this country. finally, this is ursula von der leyen's - up for this country. finally, this is ursula von der leyen's sixthl is ursula von der leyen's sixth visit to ukraine since the russian invasion. is there anything different about this visit? yes, this is her _ different about this visit? yes, this is her sixth _ different about this visit? yes, this is her sixth visit _ different about this visit? yes, this is her sixth visit to - different about this visit? yes this is her sixth visit to wartime ukraine. it is different in the sense, as we havejust ukraine. it is different in the sense, as we have just discussed, that we are expecting this report, and ukraine is quite close to start this formal process ofjoining the european union. in terms of the activities at the front line, things are changing compared to what it was like last year. if you look at her first visit to ukraine, at that time ukraine was defending its territories, and russian forces were heavily advancing, they were still deep insight in the south, in the east, and also still in some parts of the territory in the north. now things in that sense have changed, and many territories ukraine managed

to take back, and they are trying to launch a counter offensive, and it has stalled, of course. but still, in terms of the progress, compared to what it was like last year, ukraine militarily is doing far better than it was in 2022. at that time, many people around the world were still expecting that russia would manage to take ef. now it is very unlikely —— take kyiv. now it is a very unlikely possibility, of course. , ., ., , , course. the israeli army says it carried out _ course. the israeli army says it carried out a — course. the israeli army says it carried out a rare _ course. the israeli army says it carried out a rare overnight - carried out a rare overnight operation in southern gaza to clear up operation in southern gaza to clear up explosives. they say soldiers to a cell of hamas fighters who emerge from a tunnel. israel has been calling on gaza residents to move to the south of the territory to avoid a more intensive ground and air operations in the north. the un has said that there are no safe places in gaza right now. our special

correspondent fergal keane, based in jerusalem, has today been working with journalists filming in the territory to report on that impact of the work on the people. this report contains distressing images from the start. sometimes a face can tell all there is to know will stop of war and the lives of the young. the brothers came to the hospital in central gaza after a bomb hit their home.

further north... another hospital. more of warm's wounded. —— war�*s wounded. who can be saved, who is beyond help? the process of checks that has become all too familiar. this women's life fading fast. and then gone. there are stories of miraculous escape told to bbc cameraman. a five—year—old at this hospital, pulled from the rubble of her bumped home. she is physically

recovering, but she is unlikely to forget. —— bombette home. transition back the forget. -- bombette home. transition bac .,., ., ., , back the psychological trauma stays with the children _ back the psychological trauma stays with the children for _ back the psychological trauma stays with the children for years. - back the psychological trauma stays with the children for years. they - with the children for years. they also had ptsd for months. there are now more than _ also had ptsd for months. there are now more than 1.5 _ also had ptsd for months. there are now more than 1.5 million _ also had ptsd for months. there are now more than 1.5 million displaced | now more than 1.5 million displaced in gaza. creating, says the un, a vast humanitarian crisis. here at gaza beach, they collect salt water for washing. the children, as children do, find comfort in each other. because when they leave here... there is only the war. fergal keane, bbc news,

jerusalem. and men have attacked a military base in northern pakistan damaging three grounded aircraft. the pakistani military says all nine people involved have been killed. the air force base in the punjab province was targeted late last night. an islamist group linked to the pakistani taliban said they were responsible. let's go live to our correspondent in lahore. first of all, what details can you bring us about what happened?— all, what details can you bring us about what happened? well, early in the morning — about what happened? well, early in the morning today _ about what happened? well, early in the morning today it _ about what happened? well, early in the morning today it was _ about what happened? well, early in the morning today it was reported i the morning today it was reported initially that the citizens of the city heard different fighting voices and also they heard voices of blasts. initially the reports coming in was through the military sources, who initially said that three militants were killed when entering

the base. then there was cross fighting going on within the area between officials forces and militants. after that they said, we have killed three militants and three are in the outer area. still the operation is going on. after concluding the operation, they released a press release, and they said that nine militants are killed and the area is now clear. after that they said three aircraft are damaged, but they were nonoperational, there is no damage to any operational aircraft of the air force. these are the details that came through the media wing of the pakistan armed forces. so, this is not the first attack that is happening today. there are a series of attacks in the past few days in different parts of pakistan, in

baluchistan, it resulted in approximately 17 soldiers being killed in these attacks and dozens are injured. this is a new wave of terrorism that is going on in pakistan against officials of security forces in pakistan. shah security forces in pakistan. an islamist group linked to the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for this action. have they given any motive behind the attack? ~ , , , ., ., ~ attack? well, yes, they have taken responsibility. _ attack? well, yes, they have taken responsibility, this _ attack? well, yes, they have taken responsibility, this militant - attack? well, yes, they have taken responsibility, this militant group. | responsibility, this militant group. it is associated with the pakistan taliban. they have taken the responsibility of this attacks that are being carried out on military forces. in the morning, the interior minister of pakistan tweeted about the fact that we know who our enemy is and these organisations are carrying out on the militant attacks. the real motive behind these attacks are to destabilise

pakistan and to create an unrest situation in pakistan. this is a terrorist situation going on in pakistan and we are going to counter that, i'll be civil and military organisations are on the same page to counter these terrorist activities. —— all the civil and military organisations. activities. -- all the civil and military organisations. thank you very much- _ around 40 flood warnings remain in place across the uk after storm ciaran battered the south coast and the channel islands with heavy rain and up to 100 mile an hour winds on thursday. dozens of people who were evacuated from their homes on the island ofjersey are returning to deal with the destruction caused by a mini—tornado. louisa pilbeam has this report. hurricane winds and a mini tornado have leftjersey in pieces. these homes on the east coast had their roofs sliced off. many are still without power. the damage is being assessed by residents returning home like sharon marquer. the kitchen's not too bad, actually.

i think it's just initially coming back again today. it's just suddenly hit me again because it's a bit traumatic, really. in neighbouring guernsey, trees have blocked off roads and homes. carnage, really. there's a couple of big pines down, which is cut off a lot of people. but this is definitely... this is definitely the largest trees that have come down that we've seen so far. a yellow weather warning for rain is in place in the south of england all day today until midnight. not what people living near the river test in hampshire want to hear. there's already severe flooding. water has been cut off in areas in the south with care homes, schools and vulnerable people relying on southern water delivering bottled supplies. and just look at these enormous waves that hit the southeast coast at the height of storm ciaran. sea defences will need to be repaired and preparation now for more flooding in areas like kent. definitely an increase of flooding.

we're going into a period now where there is going to be a constant alert. those living in portadown, in northern ireland were already dealing with the worst flooding in 30 years, despite storm ciaran being downgraded in the area. oh, my house is a complete wipeout. everything will have to be skipped. it's terrible, because my fridge freezer was floating... it was floating in the kitchen. homes have been wrecked by water. and what this does to people is clear. you've worked all your life to make your house as good as you can. - and you just come in and it's devastating. | devastating. and we have lived here for 30 years, and i've never faced _ the like of this in my life. and like in other areas such as downpatrick, this damage will take months to repair. the cost has been estimated at tens of millions of pounds here alone. as the weather eases in northern ireland today, it's the south of england which will see more of this

as heavy rain keeps coming. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. the british actor and comedian russell brand, has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in the us state of new york. the accuser is a woman using the alias "jane doe" who claims mr brand assaulted her when she was an extra during filming of the romantic comedy "arthur" in new york thirteen years ago. a number of women have recently accused russell brand in the british media of sexual assault or inappropriate behaviour, but this is the first accusation filed in court. he has denied taking part in any non—consensual sexual activity. an investigation by the times, the sunday times and channel four reported claims of sexual assault on the part of russell brand involving four women, one of whom alleged he raped her at his home in los angeles. he denies all the allegations.

these and this latest allegation all relate to a period when russell brand, seen here at the premiere of his film get me to the greek, was at the height of his hollywood stardom. now, an affidavit filed in new york alleges that russell brand exposed himself to an extra on the set of the film arthur. it's the first such allegation to be levelled against russell brand in a lawsuit. he has yet to respond. what i seriously refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations... shortly before the initial allegations came to light, he took to his youtube channel to maintain that all his relationships had been consensual. his latest accuser, who has maintained a career as an actor, is reported to be seeking unspecified damages in return

for psychological injuries suffered as a result of the assault. david willis, bbc news. the son of former us president donald trump, eric trump, has finished giving testimony in the new york civil fraud case against him, his family and their business. prosecutors grilled eric trump about his involvement in his father's financial statements and what steps he took to verify those numbers before signing bank documents. eric trump said he "believed everything in the statements was accurate" and denied any wrongdoing. outside the court, he spoke to reporters. what this state is trying to do to my father is absolutely inside. —— what this state is trying to do to my father is absolutely insane. we have one of the greatest companies anywhere in the world. we employ thousands of new yorkers. these people, they make their living relying on us. they feed their families relying on us. we've never missed a note, we've never missed a payment, we've never defaulted on a loan.

we've got some of the greatest properties in the world, and because you have an attorney general that plays politics with everything... you've seen that time and time again. she effectively went after the last governor and threw him out of office because she wanted to run, and then she got 2% in the polls. all of you saw that. she's come after my father ruthlessly. every single day a trump is in this court, guess what? she shows up. why? because it's her press moment. that's what she does. this is the type of person that's running new york state. ice hockey player adam johnson was fatally injured by a skate blade last saturday. tonight, thousands of people are expected to attend a special ceremony in tribute to him. a two minute silence will also take place at nottingham's motorpoint arena. an inquest has now opened into his death, as angela rafferty reports. a sea of flowers for a city and the sport in morning. adam johnson's death has touched so many lives. the outpouring of love and emotion that we have seen from across the world has been incredible, overwhelming, but really comforting at the same time.

thousands are expected at a memorial service at the nottingham motorpoint arena, a chance for those touched by the tragedy to unite in their grief. i'm a football fan, really, i don't follow ice hockey, but to hear that someone has gone through that... it's sad. he was 29. it hasjust been a tragic accident and, you know, what can you say? wonderful flowers we're seeing here. it'sjust awful, really. for those who knew him, and thousands who didn't, everyone wants to pay their respects. a fundraiser in his memory has already raised thousands of pounds to be spent on projects injohnson's hometown in america. 2500 memorial pucks bearing his name, and the same number of memorial shirts have been sold in less than 24 hours. more than would usually sell in an entire season. his team—mates will hold a private service here, before thousands of fans are expected to turn up at 5:30pm, to sign a book of condolence.

a two—minute silence will be held later in the evening to mark the moment the incident happened last weekend. i imagine it will bring it flooding back for a lot of people, but i think it is really important that we mark that moment as we all come together as a ice hockey family. i think it will be incredibly respectful. incredibly moving. and incredibly emotional, as well. and it is that opportunity. we will have lots of charities, mental health charities, looking to support people, because, for some people, they will find it very traumatic. the book of condolence will be sent to the player's family. a lasting memory of the legacy he's left behind. the special service will be held seven days after he died. a chance for the ice hockey community to come together. a chance to mourn a much loved friend, a chance

to remember one of their own. angela rafferty reporting there on the death of ice hockey player adam johnson. a new foundation to help those struggling with addiction has been set up in the name of the late friends actor matthew perry. he was best known for playing chandler bing in the tv sitcom but had battled with addictions to alcohol and drugs for much of his life. he was found dead last week at the age of 54. there is lots more on all of these stories on the bbc news website and the mobile app. shortly we will be rejoining my colleague anna foster injerusalem. thank you for watching. hello again. we have had some very heavy rainfall across southern areas of the uk this morning. some gusty winds to go with that, as well. that rain has cleared northward and we are starting to see now some sunny spells developing around southern areas. we are continuing with some showers in the south, with the rain moving northward, and there will be some sunny spells further north across scotland

and northern ireland. we have got this fairly deep area of low pressure moving its way in. gusty winds around southern coastal counties. and with that rain moving its way further northwards through this afternoon into north wales, the north midlands, into eastern england. showers that will turn heavy and thundery around southern areas this afternoon, accompanied by that strong and gusty wind, gusts of 50—60 mph. further north, though, in scotland and northern ireland, some sunny spells here with the winds much lighter. fairly quiet conditions, really. a maximum temperature getting up to around 9—13. now, through this evening, you may be heading out to a bonfire or fireworks display. it is looking largely dry for most of us, certainly across scotland there will be some clear spells, just one or two showers dotted around across eastern areas. the same goes also for northern ireland. but come into northern parts of england, north wales, the north midlands, this is where we have got this band of cloud, showery outbreaks of rain, some clear spells in between. further heavy and thundery showers

in the far south—east of england. those will generally clear away. we might start to see some showers around the far east into the early hours of sunday morning. elsewhere with some clear spells. temperatures getting down close to freezing in central areas of scotland. 6—7 elsewhere. during sunday, those showers around eastern parts will clear, but showers will come in across western areas through the day. some sunny spells. staying largely driver central and eastern parts, so perhaps a better, drier, sunnier day for many. temperature is about 10—13. again, for bonfire night, if you're heading out and about, though showers in the west will continue to move their way in. the rest whether further north and east. to the rest of the week, tuesday will see a ridge of high pressure, some fine weather, but by wednesday onwards we will start to see some weather fronts starting to move on. that means we're going to see some more unsettled conditions from wednesday onwards. for monday

and tuesday, looking largely dry with some sunny spells. temperature is about average for the time of year. goodbye.

live from jerusalem. this is bbc news. the un declares there is less and less that it can do to protect gazans sheltering from the fighting so there is no safe spaces. for gazans sheltering from the fighting so there is no safe spaces.- so there is no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians _ so there is no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever - so there is no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever they - so there is no safe spaces. for the sake of civilians wherever they are j sake of civilians wherever they are and for the sake of humanity, this

has got to stop and it has got to stop now. has got to stop and it has got to sto now. ., ., , , stop now. the pentagon believes hezbollah will _ stop now. the pentagon believes hezbollah will not _ stop now. the pentagon believes hezbollah will not join _ stop now. the pentagon believes hezbollah will not join the - stop now. the pentagon believes hezbollah will not join the war. hezbollah will notjoin the war saying the conflict is being contained to israel and hamas. broadly speaking, a broader regional conflict has been deterred and so we will continue to do that. we do not seek any conflict with iran, we do not seek to have conflict across the region. not seek to have conflict across the re . ion. , not seek to have conflict across the reuion. , , ,. ., region. this is the scene live now in gaza as _ region. this is the scene live now in gaza as seen _ region. this is the scene live now in gaza as seen from _ region. this is the scene live now in gaza as seen from southern i in gaza as seen from southern israel. what you can see once again, large clouds of smoke. also this hour. an earthquake in western nepal has killed at least 150 people. houses are destroyed and people are digging through rubble to rescue others. and russell brand faces fresh allegations of sexual assault. the claims are filed in a civil lawsuit in new york and date back to 2010.